What the Irish Googled in 2016

From Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton the US election to Brexit, international affairs dominated the search terms as well as queries surrounding the Olympics and Pat Hickey’s arrest in Rio.

As we come to the end of 2016, Google has rounded up the 10 most searched for items in Ireland for the year.

In one of the most dramatic years in global politics in recent memory, political events dominated the search for Ireland.

From Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton the US election to Brexit, international affairs dominated the search terms as well as queries surrounding the Olympics and Pat Hickey’s arrest in Rio.

Matt Cooke, Head of Google’s News Lab said: “As ever, our annual Year In Search survey has shown a snapshot of what Ireland cared about in 2016 and the results are fascinating.

“The diversity in the top 10 most trending topics of the year show how which political events have dominated the zeitgeist, how celebrities have touched our hearts and how sport continues to unite us.”

From the Euros, to Donald Trump and the Olympics, here’s a round up of what Ireland searched for most in 2016:

Euros 2016

Unsurprisingly the Euros 2016 topped the list of most Googled items for Ireland in 2016.

During the European Championships in France, the Irish fans went viral for their antics, most notably cleaning up Bordeaux and helping an elderly French couple change their tyre.

Pokemon Go

Pokémon Go was released in Britain and Ireland at the beginning of July.

The augmented reality game allows smartphone users to track and catch virtual Pokemon, however she rural Irish players had some problems catching them all in the countryside.

David Bowie

The Starman was the third most Googled item this year following his death on January 8.